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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................2
Director Independence
...........................................................................6
Majority Voting
......................................................................................10
Risk Oversight
......................................................................................12
Board Leadership
.................................................................................14
Poison Pills
............................................................................................18
Classified Boards & Other Structural Defenses
...............................19
Board Structure and Practices
...........................................................20
Related Person Transactions
..............................................................30
Corporate Governance-Related Proposals
........................................34
Corporate Governance Practices of IPO Companies
........................38
Survey Methodology
.............................................................................40
